Other topics
This page shows other aspects of healthcare that we have reviewed, which are likely to be of particular interest to healthcare professionals.
To read our reports on these reviews, click on the links below. To see how individual trusts scored, search for the trust's ratings page, where the score is shown under "Focus on services".
Admissions management (acute trusts)
Management of admission in acute hospitals: Review of national findings 2006
Diagnostic services (acute and specialist trusts)
Getting results - Pathology services in acute and specialist trusts
Taking a closer look: Endoscopy services in acute trusts
An improving picture? Imaging services in acute and specialist trusts
Heart failure services (acute and primary care trusts)
Pushing the boundaries Improving services for patients with heart failure
Medicines management (acute and specialist trusts)
The best medicine: The management of medicines in acute and specialist trusts
Talking about medicines: The management of medicines in trusts providing mental health services
Services for children in hospital (acute trusts)
Improving services for children in hospital
Substance misuse (primary care and mental health trusts)
Since 2005/06 we have worked with the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) to review the key aspects of services for substance misuse. This review, the third in our joint series, looks at how well such services meet the needs of a diverse range of people, and inpatient treatment and residential rehabilitation (Tier 4 treatment) to help people overcome dependency on drugs.
Find out how effectively drug treatment services in your area:
Meet the needs of a diverse range of people
Provide in-patient and residential rehabilitation services
The full report is available here:
Tobacco control (primary care trusts)
No ifs, no buts: Improving services for tobacco control
Urgent and emergency care
Not just a matter of time - A review of urgent and emergency care services in England
